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Babcock closed its nucleus herd in the early 1970s, soon realizing improved health and significant production advantages. Shortly thereafter the company made a commitment to bring closed herd technology to pork producers worldwide. The development of reliable fresh semen extenders in the 1990's paved the way for Babcock's current Closed Herd System.
Producers will see dramatic benefits from this system, both short and long term. As your herd's health status improves, performance will also improve. |
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| The proven advantages of choosing the Babcock Closed Herd System include: |
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| • Lower disease risk |
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| • Stable herd health and immunity |
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| • Reduced mortality |
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| • Superior growth rate |
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| • Better feed efficiency |
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| • Lower cost of production |
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| • Maximum genetic progress |
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| • More pounds of pork produced per sow |
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| • A consistent and reliable cash flow |
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| Babcock's genetic lines are developed specifically for closed herd production. As a result, many concerns associated with other closed herds simply do not apply to Babcock's Closed Herd System: |
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| • Maternal line gilts and barrows perform as well as terminal line gilts and barrows, eliminating the need for special handling or additional space. |
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| • All pork quality improvements made in terminal lines have been made in maternal lines, resulting in maternal lines with exceptional pork quality. |
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| Babcock's Closed Herd System provides steady genetic progress, stable health and reliable performance. We've helped pork producers around the world implement this system and we'll help you get started too. |
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| Our expert staff will help you make the transition to the proven closed herd security of the Babcock system. |
